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IconSpace2015 1 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Date Time Event Venue 10 August 2015 Monday 7.30 am 8.30 am Registration 8.30 am 9.30 am Keynote 1 : Satellites, Boats, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Wireless Mobile Channel Characteristics Across the Vehicle-Scape Prof. Dr. David Matolak University of South Carolina, USA Chair : Dr. Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque Kencana A 9.45 am 10.00 am Tea Break 10.00 am 1.00 pm Session 1 SCT 1 Chair : Dr. Gan Kok Beng & Dr. Selami Sahin Kencana B Session 1 GRS 1 Chair : Sr. Dr. Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud & Dr. Khairul Nizam Tahar Kencana 2 Session 1 - AS1 Chair : Dr. Sabirin Abdullah & Dr. Karthigesu Nagarajoo Kencana 3 1.00 pm 2.00 pm Lunch 2.00 pm 3.00 pm Keynote 2 : Nano-satellite Reliability and Standardization: Introduction of Lean Satellite Concept Prof. Dr. Mengu Cho Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan Chair : Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tariqul Islam Kencana A 3.00 pm 6.00 pm Session 1- SCT 2 Chair : Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tariqul Islam & Dr. Mahmoud A. M. Albreem Kencana B Session 1 - GRS 2 Chair : Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Mandeep Singh & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omotosho Temidayo Victor Kencana 2 Session 1 - AS 2 Chair : Dr. Teh Wai Leong & Dr. Nurul Shazana Abdul Hamid Kencana 3 7.45 pm 10.30 pm Conference Dinner

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Date Time Event Venue

10 August 2015

Monday

7.30 am – 8.30 am

Registration

8.30 am – 9.30 am

Keynote 1 : Satellites, Boats, and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles:

Wireless Mobile Channel Characteristics Across the

Vehicle-Scape Prof. Dr. David Matolak

University of South Carolina, USA Chair : Dr. Mohammad Rashed

Iqbal Faruque

Kencana A

9.45 am – 10.00 am

Tea Break

10.00 am – 1.00 pm

Session 1 – SCT 1 Chair : Dr. Gan Kok Beng &

Dr. Selami Sahin

Kencana B

Session 1 – GRS 1 Chair : Sr. Dr. Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud & Dr. Khairul Nizam Tahar

Kencana 2

Session 1 - AS1 Chair : Dr. Sabirin Abdullah &

Dr. Karthigesu Nagarajoo

Kencana 3

1.00 pm – 2.00 pm

Lunch

2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

Keynote 2 : Nano-satellite Reliability and Standardization: Introduction of Lean Satellite

Concept Prof. Dr. Mengu Cho

Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

Chair : Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tariqul Islam

Kencana A

3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Session 1- SCT 2 Chair : Prof. Dr. Mohammad

Tariqul Islam & Dr. Mahmoud A. M. Albreem

Kencana B

Session 1 - GRS 2 Chair : Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr.

Mandeep Singh & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omotosho Temidayo Victor

Kencana 2

Session 1 - AS 2 Chair : Dr. Teh Wai Leong &

Dr. Nurul Shazana Abdul Hamid

Kencana 3

7.45 pm – 10.30 pm

Conference Dinner

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Date Time Event Venue

11 August 2015

Tuesday

7.45 am – 8.30 am

Registration Day 2

8.30 am – 9.30 am

Keynote 3 : Solving Problems Through Space Solutions Datuk Dr. Mazlan Othman

Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Malaysia

Chair : Mr. Mhd Fairos Asillam

Kencana A

9.30 am – 9.45 am

Tea Break

9.45 am – 12.45 pm

Session 2 - AA Chair : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zamri

Zainal Abidin & Mr. Mhd Fairos Asillam

Kencana B

Session 2 – GRS 3 Chair : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wayan Suparta & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tien

Sze Lim

Kencana 2

Session 2 – SCT 3 Chair : Dr. Mohammad Rashed

Iqbal Faruque & Dr. Huda Adibah Mohd Ramli

Kencana 3

12.45 pm – 2.00 pm

Lunch

2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

Keynote 4 : Location Determination Techniques: From

Large to Small Cells Prof. Dr. Mahamod Ismail

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Chair : Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Mandeep Singh

Kencana A

3.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Session 2 – SCT 4 & DM Chair : Dr. Rezaul Azim &

Dr. Selami Şahin

Kencana B

Session 2– GRS 4 & AS 3 Chair : Dr. Dinesh Sathyamoorthy & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Badariah Bais

Kencana 2

Session 2 – SCC Chair : Mr. Ling Leong Kwok

Kencana 3

5.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Forum Understanding the Equatorial

Environment: In and from Space

Kencana A

End of Conference

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Acronym Track

AA Astrophysics and Astronomy

AS 1 Atmospheric Sciences 1

AS 2 Atmospheric Sciences 2

AS 3 Atmospheric Sciences 3

DM Disaster Management

GRS 1 Geosciences and Remote Sensing 1

GRS 2 Geosciences and Remote Sensing 2

GRS 3 Geosciences and Remote Sensing 3

GRS 4 Geosciences and Remote Sensing 4

SCC Space and Climate Change & Others

SCT 1 Satellite and Communication Technology 1

SCT 2 Satellite and Communication Technology 2

SCT 3 Satellite and Communication Technology 3

SCT 4 Satellite and Communication Technology 4

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TUTORIAL SCHEDULE

Date

Time

Event

12 August 2015

Wednesday

8:00 -9:00am

Registration

9.00 -9.15 am

Welcoming Remarks

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wayan Suparta Chair of Tutorial on STK for Space

Applications

9:15-9.45 am

Overview on STK Applications

9.45 am – 10.00 am

Tea Break

10.00 am -11.30 am

Introduction to STK for Space Applications

11.30 am – 1.00 pm

STK Hands-On & Technical Overview

Part I

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Break & Lunch

2:00 - 4:00pm

STK Hands-On & Technical Overview

Part II

4.00 - 5.00pm

STK Hands-On Part II (Continue)

End of Tutorial

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

Monday, 10 August 2015 SESSION 1 : Satellite and Communication Technology (SCT1)

Venue : Kencana B Session Chair : Dr. Gan Kok Beng & Dr. Selami Sahin Time : 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

SCT 1.1 The Physics of the Shealth Effects in Monopole Plasma Antenna or Helix Plasma Antenna Moses Emetere; Uno U. E; Akinyemi, M. L. (Covenant University, Nigeria)

SCT 1.2

Design of a Large Aperture Space-based Proton and Electron Energy Detector as Payload of IITMSAT Athreya Shankar; Ananth Saran Yalamarthy; Tirth Shah; Varun Kelkar; Abhishikth Mallampalli; A Amit Vikram; Rewanth Ravindran; Harishankar Ramachandran; David Koilpillai (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

SCT 1.3

Omnidirectional Dielectric Resonator Antenna for LTE Femtocell Base Stations Aymen Dheyaa Khaleel; Mohd Fais Mansor; Norbahiah Misran; Mohammad Tariqul Islam (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCT 1.4

Design of Command and Data Management System for IITMSAT Suresh Venkata Sanyas Susurla; Saiteja Chiranjeevi Dommeti; Green Rosh Kumbalaparambil Sreedharan; Gopa Kumar Kollengode Chakkungal; Viswa Vanapalli; Akshay K Gulati; Nitin Chandrachoodan; Harishankar Ramachandran; David Koilpillai (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

SCT 1.5

External Antenna Design for GPS Signal Reception Enhancement Ibrahim Abba; Thelaha Masri; Wan Azlan Wan Zainal Abidin; Kismet Anak Hong Ping; Voon Pai Bong; Nurliyana Binti Hussaini (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak); Mardina Abdullah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

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SCT 1.6

Optimized Impulse Correlation Technique to Mitigate the MUI At UWB -TR Receiver Mohammed Saeed; Mardina Abdullah; J. S. Mandeep Singh (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCT 1.7

Implementation of Three Scheduling Algorithms in the Smart Grid Communications Over 4G Networks Ayman Hajjawi; Mahamod Ismail (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia);Tito Yuwono (Universitas Islam Indonesia, Indonesia)

SCT 1.8

Development of Mission Control Station Software for a CubeSat Mission S. S. Yuhaniz; N. Hamzah (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

SCT 1.9

Multiband Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) Handheld Devices Norlia Embong; Mohd Fais Mansor (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCT 1.10

Review of Rain Attenuation Measurements on Earth - Space Links in Nigeria Temidayo Omotosho; O. O. Obiyemi; Alex Willoughby; Sayo A. Akinwumi (Covenant University, Nigeria); Oluwafumilayo Ometan; M. O. Adewusi (Lagos State University, Nigeria); J. S. Mandeep; Mardina Abdullah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

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Monday, 10 August 2015 SESSION 1 : Geosciences and Remote Sensing (GRS 1)

Venue : Kencana 2 Session Chair : Sr. Dr. Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud &

Dr. Khairul Nizam Tahar Time : 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

GRS 1.1

PALSAR Remote Sensing Data for Structural Geology Mapping in Tropical Environments Amin Beiranvand Pour; Mazlan Hashim (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

GRS 1.2

A Look At Oil Spill Detection and Identification Using SAR Su Wai Ng (National Space Agency (ANGKASA) Malaysia)

GRS 1.3

Radiological Assessment of Natural Radionuclide Contents in Soils From Omala, Kogi State, Nigeria M. R. Usikalu; A. B. Rabiu; J. Solomon; J. A. Achuka;K.D.Oyeyemi; F. O. Olawole (Covenant University, Nigeria); O. Awe (Kogi State University)

GRS 1.4

Geologic Mapping and Rock Type Discrimination Using Geospatial Techniques Muhammad Akbar Khan; Muaaz Shoukat (SUPARCO, Pakistan)

GRS 1.5

Cloud Computing Providers for Satellite Image Processing Service. A Comparative Study Moataz Ahmed Abdel Ghaffar; Tuong Thuy Vu (University of Nottingham, Malaysia)

GRS 1.6

The Implementation of Mobile GIS for Fire Hydrant Mapping Khairul Nizam Tahar; Muhamad Syahir Shadin (Universiti Teknologi MARA)

GRS 1.7

Integration of ASTER and Landsat TM Satellite Data for Lithological Mapping and Chromite Prospecting Alireza Eslami, Majid Ghaderi, Amin Beiranvand Pour, Mazlan Hashim (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

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GRS 1.8

Height Retrieval and Vertical Accuracy for Quantifying Biomass and Carbon Stock Rosnaini Che Hasan; Zulkiflee Abd Latif; Mohammad Halmi Kamaruddin (Universiti Teknologi MARA)

GRS 1.9

Monitoring of Offshore Platform Deformation with Stanford Method of Persistent Scatterer (StaMPS) Amir Sharifuddin Ab Latip; Abdul Nasir Matori (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS); Anuphao Aobpaet (Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency, Thailand); Ami Hassan Md Din (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

GRS 1.10

Design of the Remote Sensing Circuit for Water Conductivity Tito Yuwono (Universitas Islam Indonesia); Mahamod Ismail (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

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Monday, 10 August 2015 SESSION 1 : Atmospheric Sciences (AS1)

Venue : Kencana 3 Session Chair : Dr. Sabirin Abdullah & Dr. Karthigesu Nagarajoo Time : 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

AS 1.1

GPS Signal Strength Due to Ionospheric Scintillation: Preliminary Models Over Sarawak Voon Pai Bong; Wan Azlan Wan Zainal Abidin Kismet Anak Hong Ping; Thelaha Masri; Ibrahim Abba (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia); Mardina Abdullah; Siti Aminah Bahari (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AS 1.2

A Review of Ionospheric Studies in Malaysia using GPS Siti Aminah Bahari; Alina Marie Hasbi; Mardina Abdullah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AS 1.3

Climatology of Equatorial Plasma Bubble Observed by MyRTKnet Over the Years 2008 - 2013 Suhaila M Buhari; Mardina Abdullah; Siti Aminah Bahari; Alina Marie Hasbi ((Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia); Tatsuhiro Yokoyama; Michi Nishioka; Takuya Tsugawa (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan); Yuichi Otsuka (Nagoya University, Japan)

AS 1.4

Seasonal Variation of Surface Radio Refractivity and Water Vapour Density for 48 Stations in Nigeria S. A. Akinwumi; T. V. Omotosho; A. A. Willoughby (Covenant University, Nigeria); J. S. Mandeep; M. Abdullah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AS 1.5

Mathematical Investigations of Gas Flare Constituents in Oil Producing Regions of Malaysia T. V. Omotosho; M.E. Emetere; M.L. Akinyemi (Covenant University, Nigeria); M. Abdullah; J. S., Mandeep (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AS 1.6

Comparing IRI and Regional Ionospheric Model with Ionosonde foF2 Measurements in Pakistan Madeeha Talha; Ghulam Murtaza; Muhammad Ayyaz Ameen (SUPARCO, Pakistan)

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AS 1.7

The Relation Between Solar Radio Burst Types II, III and IV Due to Solar Activities Nabilah Ramli; Zamri Zainal Abidin;Siti Nurhanis Shahari (Universiti Malaya);Zety Sharizat Hamidi (Universiti Teknologi MARA)

AS 1.8

Investigations Into the Occurrence of Elevated Ducts in Lower Atmosphere Near Arabian Sea Asadullah Khan; Saeed Rehman; Naveed Mufti (University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar, Mardan Campus, Pakistan)

AS 1.9

Forecasting Ionospheric Delay During Quiet and Disturbed Days Using the Holt-Winter Method N.A.Elmunim; M.Abdullah; A.M.Hasbi; A.Zaharim (Universiti

Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AS 1.10

First Kind Plume Analysis of Volcanic Blast: Application of an Indigenous Model Emetere, Moses; Marvel Akinyemi (Covenant University, Nigeria)

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Monday, 10 August 2015 SESSION 2 : Satellite and Communication Technology (SCT2)

Venue : Kencana B Session Chair : Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tariqul Islam &

Dr. Mahmoud A. M. Albreem Time : 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

SCT 2.1

A Mathematical Model for Improving the Mechanism of Satellite Antenna Emetere Moses Eterigho; Dilip De; Temidayo Omotosho; Muhammad Bakeko (Covenant University, Nigeria)

SCT 2.2

Investigation of Low Clouds Attenuation on Earth Space Path for Some West-Africa Stations Mustapha O. Adewusi; Temidayo V. Omotosho; Sayo A Akinwumi (Covenant University, Nigeria); Oluwafumilayo O. Ometan (Lagos State University, Nigeria)

SCT 2.3

Modeling of Magnetic Loop Antenna for an Improved Rockets/Spacecraft Communication Operation Emetere Moses Eterigho; Temidayo V Omotosho (Covenant University, Nigeria); Mandeep Jit Singh; Mardina Abdullah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCT 2.4

Positioning and Navigation Toolkit (PoiNT) - A Tool for Industry and Academia Arif Iqba; Faisal Ahmed Khan; Syed Zahid Jamal; Iftikhar Khan (National Space Agency, Pakistan)

SCT 2.5

Design Challenges in VELOX-I Nanosatellite Development Lip San Lim; Tran Duy Vu Bui; Zirui Lau; Mihindukulasooriya Sheral Tissera; Jing Jun Soon; Jia Min Lew; Htet Aung; Chuang Ye; Kay Soon Low; Shu Ting Goh; Chen Shoushun (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

SCT 2.6

Design and Implementation of a Robust Downlink Communication System for Nanosatellites Jagdish Mevada; Joseph Samuel; Sourbh Bhadane; Akshay K Gulati; Ravinder D Koilpillai (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

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SCT 2.7

Amplitude Estimate of the Ultra Wide Band Quasi Radio Signal with Unknown Initial Phase and Duration Yury E Korchagin (Voronezh State University, Russia); Oleg V. Chernoyarov; Alexander A Makarov (National Research University, Russia); Alexandra Salnikova (Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Russia)

SCT 2.8

Design of Electrical Power Subsystem for IITMSAT Sooraj Gopakumar; Saisree Eega; Suresh Venkata Sanyas Susurla; Madadi Sai Sriram Reddy; Anand Antony; Harishankar Ramachandran; David Koilpillai (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

SCT 2.9

Design of Nuclear Instrumentation for Space-based Proton-Electron Energy Detector (SPEED) Sai Surya Teja, S; Varsha Subramanyan; Reena Elangovan; Lithin Reddy Marla; Dhinessh Ramachandran; Harshavardhan Murali; Sivaram SR; Suparna S; Sayali Raut; Nitin Prasad; Harishankar Ramachandran; Ravinder David Koilpillai (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

SCT 2.10

Design of Flight Computer Module for IITMSAT Suresh Venkata Sanyas Susurla; Green Rosh Kumbalaparambil Sreedharan; Gopa Kumar Kollengode Chakkungal; Shruti Penumatsa; Kumar Mridul; Shubham Chavan; Nathanael Koilpillai; Akshay K Gulati; Sooraj Gopakumar; Nitin Chandrachoodan; Harishankar Ramachandran; David Koilpillai (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)

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Monday, 10 August 2015 SESSION 2 : Geosciences and Remote Sensing (GRS2)

Venue : Kencana 2 Session Chair : Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Mandeep Singh &

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omotosho Temidayo Victor Time : 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

GRS 2.1

Utilizing Landsat Imageries for Land Surface Temperature (LST) Analysis of the Penang Island Nor Aizam Adnan; Nur Fatin Fakhira Noralam; Siti Aekbal Salleh; Zulkiflee Abd Latif (Universiti Teknologi MARA)

GRS 2.2

Regional Hydrothermal Alteration Mapping Using Landsat-8 Data Amin Beiranvand Pour; Mazlan Hashim (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

GRS 2.3

Comparison of Digital Elevation Models Based on High Resolution Satellite Stereo Imagery Abdul Qayyum; Aamir Saeed Malik; Muhammad Naufal Mohamad Saad (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS)

GRS 2.4

Towards Operational Forest Monitoring Using Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar Mark L Williams (Horizon Geoscience Consulting Sydney, Australia); Anthony K Milne; Anthea L Mitchell (The University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia)

GRS 2.5

Application of NIR to Determine Effects of Hydrocarbon Microseepage in Oil Palm Vegetation Stress Muhammad Ikhwan Jamaludin; Abdul Nasir Matori; Khin Cho Myint (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS)

GRS 2.6

Evaluating the Trade-Off between Global Positioning System (GPS) Accuracy and Power Saving from Reduction of Number of GPS Receiver Channels Dinesh Sathyamoorthy; Shalini Shafii, Zainal Fitry M Amin; Asmariah Jusoh; Siti Zainun Ali (Science And Technology Research Institute For Defense (STRIDE), Malaysia)

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GRS 2.7

Spatio-temporal Change Analysis of Perak River Basin Using Remote Sensing and GIS Muhammad Faisal Hanif; Muhammad Raza Ul Mustafa; Ahmad Mustafa Hashim; Khamaruzaman Wan Yusof (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS)

GRS 2.8

Morphometric Analysis for Delineation Flood Hazard Zone of Batang Padang Catchment, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia Mohd Talha Anees; Abdullah K.; Nawawi M. N. M; Mohd. Omar Abd. Kadir (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

GRS 2.9

Individual Tree Crown (ITC) Delineation Using Watershed Transformation Algorithm For Tropical Lowland Dipterocarp Nurul Ain Mohd Zaki; Zulkiflee Abd Latif; Mohd Zainee Zainal; Khairulazhar Zainuddin (Universiti Teknologi MARA)

GRS 2.10

Weather Research Forecast (WRF) Modification of Land Surface Albedo Simulations for Urban Near Surface Temperature Siti Aekbal Salleh; Zulkiflee Abd Latif; Wan Mohd Naim Wan Mohd (Universiti Teknologi MARA), Kenobi Isima Morris; Maggie Chel Gee Ooi; Andy Chan; (University of Nottingham, Malaysia)

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Monday, 10 August 2015

SESSION 2 : Atmospheric Sciences 2 (AS 2)

Venue : Kencana 3 Session Chair : Dr. Teh Wai Leong & Dr. Nurul Shazana A. Hamid Time : 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

AS 2.1

Refractivity Gradient in Lowest Layer of Atmosphere Near Arabian Sea Saeed ur Rehman; Asad Ullah; Naveed Mufti (University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar, Mardan Campus, Pakistan)

AS 2.2

Ionospheric Empirical Model: Initial Approach to MUF Modeling in the Malaysian Region Rafidah Abd Malik; Mardina Abdullah; Sabirin Abdullah; Mariyam Jamilah Homam; Tatsuhiro Yokoyama; Michi Nishioka (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AS 2.3

Variations of ULF and VLF During Moderate Geomagnetic Storm At Equatorial Region Siti Noor Aisyah Ahmad; Mohamad Huzaimy Jusoh; Farah Adilah Mohd. Kasran (Universiti Teknologi MARA); Mardina Abdullah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia); Bhaskara Veenadhari (New Panvel, India); Teiji Uozumi; Shuji Abe; Akimasa Yoshikawa; Maria Gracita Cardinal (Kyushu University, Japan)

AS 2.4

Longitudinal and Solar Activity Dependence of Equatorial Electrojet At Southeast Asian Sector Nurul Shazana Abdul Hamid; Geri Kebi Gopir; Hanifa Ab Hadin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia); Akimasa Yoshikawa; Huixin Liu; Teiji Uozumi (Kyushu University, Japan)

AS 2.5

Ray Tracing in Realistic 3D Ionospheric Model Karthigesu Nagarajoo (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)

AS 2.6

Geomagnetic Disturbance During Quiet Period At Low-Latitude Stations Farah Adilah Mohd. Kasran; Mohamad Huzaimy Jusoh; Siti Noor Aisyah Ahmad; Siti Nurbaiti Ibrahim (Universiti Teknologi MARA)

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AS 2.7

The Relationship Between Total Electron Content (TEC), Tides Phenomena and the Position of Moon and Sun During the Full Moon and New Moon in Selangor Nurul Syafiqah Mohamad; Kalaivani Chellappan (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AS 2.8

Preliminary Vertical TEC Prediction Using Neural Network: Input Data Selection and Preparation Rohaida Mat Akir; Mardina Abdullah; Kalaivani Chellappan; Alina Marie Hasbi (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AS 2.9

Computational Analysis of Aerosol Dispersion Trends From Cement Factory Moses Emetere; Marvel Akinyemi; Uno Uno (Covenant University, Nigeria)

AS 2.10

A Tropical Model for Analyzing Radio Refractivity: Selected Locations in North Central, Nigeria Emetere Moses Eterigho; Sayo A Akinwumi; Temidayo Omotosho (Covenant University, Nigeria); Mandeep Jit Singh (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

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Tuesday, 11 August 2015 SESSION 3 : Astrophysics and Astronomy (AA)

Venue : Kencana B Session Chair : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zamri Zainal Abidin & Mr. Mhd Fairos Asillam Time : 9.45 am – 12.45 pm

AA 3.1

Malaysian Students' Perception and Attitude Towards Space Science: A Pilot Study Nor Syaidah Bahri; Rosadah Abd Majid; Badariah Bais; Alina Hasbi; Siti Aminah Bahari; Mardina Abdullah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia); Mohd Hezri Mokhtar (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia);

AA 3.2

Metallicity-Light Curve Relation for RR Lyrae in Kepler Field Based on the PTF Public Released Data Chow-Choong Ngeow (National Central University,Taiwan)

AA 3.3

Physical Properties of NGC 3256 in Radio and Infrared Domain Israa Mohammed Ali; Hwang Chorng-Yuan; Zamri Zainal Abidin (Universiti Malaya)

AA 3.4

Preliminary Study on the Near Equatorial Magnetic Field Model and South Atlantic Anomaly Khairul Nasuddin; Mardina Abdullah; Nurul Shazana Abdul Hamid; Alina Marie Hasbi (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AA 3.5

An Analysis of Digital Sunspot Counting for Determination of Sunspot Number From Langkawi National Observatory Farahana Kamarudin; Mohammad Redzuan Tahar; Abdul Halim Abdul Aziz; Nor Rafidah Saibaka (National Space Agency (ANGKASA), Malaysia); Bambang Setiahadi (LAPAN, Indonesia)

AA 3.6

MHD Reconstruction of a Magnetic Cloud in the Solar Wind Wai-Leong Teh; Mardina Abdullah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

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AA 3.7

Variation of Galactic Cosmic Rays Near Earth Equator Based on Selected Neutron Monitors Wayan Suparta; Siti Katrina Zulkeple (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia); Mhd Fairos Asillam (National Space Agency (ANGKASA), Malaysia)

AA 3.8

Constraining the Population of Compton-Thick AGN and NH Distribution in the Local Universe Adlyka Annuar; Dave Alexander; George Lansbury (Durham University, UK); Poshak Gandhi ; Fiona Harrison (University of Southampton, UK); Daniel Stern (California Institute of Technology, USA)

AA 3.9

Rotation Curve and Dynamical Mass in the Inner Region of M100 with ALMA Jazeel H. Azeez; Zamri Zainal Abidin; Zainol Abidin Ibrahim (Universiti Malaya) Hwang C. Yuan (National Central University, Taiwan);

AA 3.10

Investigation on the Statistical Properties of Solar Radio Burst Type II and III Zety Sharizat Hamidi; Nur Nafhatun Md Shariff (Universiti Teknologi MARA); Nabilah Ramli; Zainol Abidin Ibrahim (Universiti Malaya)

AA 3.11

The Astronomical Seeing Measurements At Langkawi National Observatory Nazhatulshima Ahmad; Chin Wei Loon; Muhammad Shamin Shukor; Saedah Haron (University of Malaya); Mohd Zambri Zainuddin (International Islamic University of Malaysia); Mohammad Redzuan Tahar (Langkawi National Observatory)

AA 3.12

Helix Planetary Nebula (NGC 7293) Morphology From CCD Imaging and Spasiokinematic Model Geavani E. Ramadhania; Hakim L. Malasan (Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)

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SESSION 3 : Geosciences and Remote Sensing (GRS3)

Venue : Kencana 2 Session Chair : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wayan Suparta & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tien Sze Lim Time : 9.45 am – 12.45 pm

GRS 3.1

Three-Dimensional Urban Slum Reconstruction From ENVISAT ASAR Data Maged Marghany (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)

GRS 3.2

Deforestation and Carbon Loss Estimation At Tropical Forest Using Multispectral Remote Sensing: Case Study of Besul Tambahan Permanent Forest Reserve Zulkiflee Abd Latif; Hud Mohamad Zaqwan; Mohamed Saufi; Nor Aizam Adnan (Universiti Teknologi MARA); Hamdan Omar (Forest Research Institute, Malaysia)

GRS 3.3

Determination the Impact of Sea Level Rise to Shoreline Changes Using GIS Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud; Roshana Mat Rafar (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

GRS 3.4

Low Wind Speed Direction Extraction Using Wavelet Transform Technique Siti Noratiqah Mohamad Deros; Arnis Asmat (Universiti Teknologi MARA); Shattri Mansor (Universiti Putra Malaysia)

GRS 3.5

Development of Solar Efficiency Monitoring System by Using GSM Technology Nur Adilah Abd Rahman; Tengku Nadzlin Tengku Ibrahim; Muhammad Mahadi Abdul Jamil (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)

GRS 3.6

High Resolution DEM Generation Using Small Drone for Interferometry SAR Lim Tien Sze; Wen Guey Cheaw; Zahari Awang Ahmad; Choo Ai Ling; Koo Voon Chet (Multimedia University,Malaysia); Habibah Lateh (Universiti Sains Malaysia); Luhur Bayuaji (Universiti Malaysia Pahang)

GRS 3.7

Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) Retrieval Method Using MODIS Khairunnisa Abd Jalal; Arnis Asmat (Universiti Teknologi MARA); Noordin Ahmad (National Space Agency(ANGKASA) Malaysia)

GRS 3.8

Future perspectives of SAR Polarimetry with applications to multi-parameter fully polarimetric POLSAR Remote Sensing & Geophysical Stress-change monitoring within the equatorial/sub-equatorial belts by implementation of equatorially orbiting POLSAR single and tandem satellite sensors - focused on Malaysia and Indonesia- Wolfgang-M. Boerner (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)

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SESSION 3 : Satellite and Communication Technology (SCT3)

Venue : Kencana 3 Session Chair : Dr. Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque &

Dr. Huda Adibah Mohd Ramli Time : 9.45 am – 12.45 pm

SCT 3.1

Octagonal Shaped Circular Polarized C-band Antenna for Small Satellite Communication Touhidul Alam; Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque; Mohammad Tariqul Islam (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCT 3.2

Impact of Outdated CQI Report on Adapted Well-Known Packet Scheduling Algorithm When Streaming Video Huda Adibah Mohd Ramli; Farah Nadia Mohd Isa; Ahmad Fadzil Ismail; Mohammad Kamrul Hasan (International Islamic University of Malaysia); Wahidah Hashim (UNITEN, Malaysia)

SCT 3.3

Basic Algorithm for the Coherent Digital Processing of the Radio Signals Alexey Glushkov; Vladimir Litvinenko; Boris Matveev(Voronezh State Technical University, Russia); Oleg V. Chernoyarov (National Research University Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Russia); Alexandra Salnikova (Voronezh State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Russia)

SCT 3.4

Segmentation of Satellite Imagery Based on Pulse-Coupled Neural Network Abdul Qayyum; Aamir S. Malik; Mohammad Naufal Mohammad Saad; Mahboob Iqbal (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia)

SCT 3.5

Improvement of Required SNR for Satellite-to-Ground Optical Communication Via Aperture Diversity Selami Şahin (TUBITAK-BILGEM-UEKAE, Turkey)

SCT 3.6

Antenna Analysis for Space Applications with the Electromagnetic Field Solver FEKO Andrés G. Aguilar; Ulrich Jakobus (Altair Engineering GmbH); Swapnil R. Kulkarni (Altair Engineering India)

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SCT 3.7

Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for S-band Satellite Applications Md. Samsuzzaman; Touhidul Alam; Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque; Mohammad Tariqul Islam; Md. Roknuzzaman; Md. Moinul Islam; Rezaul Azim (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia);

SCT 3.8

A Review of Thermal Vacuum Chamber Capability Performance At Acceptance Test Level Hamid Salim; Nor'Asnilawati Salleh (National Space Agency (ANGKASA), Malaysia)

SCT 3.9

Developing a Proposed Satellite Reaction Wheel Model with Current Mode Control Mohamad Fakhari Mehrjardi; Hilmi Sanusi; Mohd Alauddin Mohd Ali (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCT 3.10

Integrated Attitude and Orbit Model of an Earth Orbiting Satellite Using Three-axis Control Mohamad Fakhari Mehrjardi; Hilmi Sanusi; Mohd Alauddin Mohd Ali (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

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SESSION 4 : Satellite and Communication Technology (SCT 4) & Disaster Management (DM)

Venue : Kencana B Session Chair : Dr. Rezaul Azim & Dr. Selami Şahin Time : 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm

SCT 4.1

Simplified Sphere Detection Algorithm for LTE Downlink Mahmoud A. M. Albreem; Norhayati Mohamad Yusof; Fatin Nurafiqah Hamzah (Universiti Malaysia Perlis)

SCT 4.2

Design and Development of Motorized Adjustable Vertical Platform (MAVeP) for Satellite Test Facility Elena Woo Lai Leng; Nor'asnilawati Salleh; Hamid Salim; Sharizal Fadlie Sabri; Maszlan Ismail (National Space Agency (ANGKASA), Malaysia)

SCT 4.3

Stability of Relative Equilibria of Three Connected Satellites Hassan Asiri (King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia)

DM 1.1

Efficiency and Cost Comparison UAV/Field Survey Khairul Nizam Tahar (Universiti Teknologi MARA)

DM 1.2

Investigating Malaria Risk in the Northern Region of Nigeria Using Satellite Imagery Moses Emetere; Bijan Nikouravan; Olugbenga Olawole (Covenant University, Nigeria)

DM 1.3

Urban Hazards Management: A Case Study of Langat River Basin, Peninsular Malaysia Nurfashareena Muhamad; Choun-Sian Lim; Mohammad Imam Hasan Reza; Joy Jacqueline Pereira (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

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SESSION 4 : Geosciences and Remote Sensing (GRS 4) & Atmospheric Sciences (AS 3)

Venue : Kencana 2 Session Chair : Dr. Dinesh Sathyamoorthy & Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Badariah Bais Time : 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm

GRS 4.1

Optimization of ASTER Elevation Data to Improve Watershed Delineation Abolghasem Akbari; Fadzil Mat Yahya (Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia); Azizan Abu Samah (University of Malaya, Malaysia)

GRS 4.2

Predicting Column Averaged Dry-Air Mole Fractions of CO2 in Peninsular Malaysia by Using GOSAT Data Chong-Keat Sim; Hwee-San Lim; Mohd Zubir Mat Jafri (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

AS 3.5

Initial Observations of Cold Surge Frequency over Southeast Asia in Relation to ENSO-Induced Anomalies Ahmad Ridzuan Mohammed Shariff; Mandeep Singh Jit Singh; Kalaivani Chellappan; Wayan Suparta; Fredolin T. Tangang; Ester Salimun; Maszidah Muhammad; Mardina Abdullah; Mohammad Tariqul Islam (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

AS 3.1

Temporal-Spatial Variability of Seasonal Aerosol Index and Visibility: A Case Study of Nigeria Mukhtar Balarabe; Fuyi Tan; Khiruddin Abdullah; Mohd Nawawi Mohd Nordin (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

AS 3.2

Comparison of Hazy and Clear Atmospheric Conditions in Penang Using a Ground-based Lidar Wei Ying Khor; Mohd Zubir Mat Jafri; Hwee-San Lim; Chun Ho Tan (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

AS 3.3

A Prediction Model for CO2 Emission From Manufacturing Industry and Construction in Malaysia Chun Ho Tan; Chong-Keat Sim; Mohd Zubir Mat Jafri; Hwee-San Lim; (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

AS 3.4

An Analysis of Aerosol Types in Southeast Asia Fuyi Tan; Mukhtar Balarabe; Khiruddin Abdullah; Hwee-San Lim; Brent Holben (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

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SESSION 4 : Space and Climate Change & Others (SCC)

Venue : Kencana 3 Session Chair : Mr. Ling Leong Kwok Time : 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm

SCC 1.1

The Estimation of Rainfall and Precipitation Variation During 2011 Convective System Using an Artificial Neural Network Over Tawau - Sabah Wayan Suparta; Wahyu Sasongko Putro; Mandeep Singh; Mhd Fairos Asillam (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCC 1.2

Development of Very Low Frequency (VLF) Data Acquisition System Using Raspberry Pi Y.L. Soon; Kok Beng Gan; Mardina Abdullah (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCC 1.3

UKM GNSS Data Management Framework Using Client Site Data Processing Techniques Selvakumar Atikan; Kalaivani Chellappan (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCC 1.4

Precipitation Analysis Using GPS Meteorology Over Antarctic Peninsula Wayan Suparta; Siti Khalijah Zainudin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCC 1.5

The Development of PWV Index for Air Pollution Concentration Detection in Banting, Malaysia Wayan Suparta; Kemal Alhasa; Mandeep Singh; Mohd Talib Latif (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

SCC 1.6

Climate Change Creativity for Cirrus Clouds and Contrails Control Harijono Djojodihardjo (Universiti Putra Malaysia)